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"The ruby contains the fire to spark creativity..."
This ruby anniversary anthology offers you a potpourri of poetry and prose from published authors, emerging and beginner writers from The Society of Women Writers WA. It contains fiction, memoir, and creative nonfiction, as well as lyrical and heartfelt poetry to delight and entertain you
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